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Chariot, a commuter shuttle service that Ford acquired last year, will pay $50,000 to settle a federal claim it didn't provide adequate access to disabled people.

Chariot, which began in San Francisco and now operates in Seattle, New York and Austin, Texas, also agreed to change practices in order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

All passengers will now be able to book their own trips without making a separate, designated phone call if they are disabled. And Chariot will increase its fleet with vehicles that make sure it has accessible units available at all times.

The settlement was spurred by the U.S. Attorney's office in Northern California, which conducted a probe into Chariot's San Francisco service between July 2015 to November 2016. Investigators found Chariot bought more than 160 new commuter vehicles throughout California and Texas, virtually none of which were accessible to the disabled.

In a statement Chariot said it is "committed to providing all riders with reliable service and are confident today’s agreement with the Department of Justice will allow us to continue to do so. Today, riders of our commuter service who require wheelchair accessibility are able to reserve space easily using the Chariot mobile app and website."

Chariot said it has supplemented its fleet with wheelchair accessible vehicles since 2015, and recently worked to improve upon that.

"In each market Chariot services, we have agreed to operate a number of wheelchair accessible vehicles to ensure commuter customers needing this access have equivalent service, and will also track response times to ensure equivalent service is indeed being provided."

Last month the California Public Utilities Commission ordered Chariot to cease operations temporarily in San Francisco after the company allegedly failed three safety inspections. Service resumed after Chariot passed those inspections.